Oslo Belgisk Blond

Two pints on tap at the brewpub in friendly company with Knut Albert. Dark amber body under a filmy layer. Rounded aroma of tart fruits. Slightly candy sweet flavour supported by caramel malts and a brush of yeast. Moderate bitter ending. Typical house profile, but untypical belgian brew. OK, but does not make a lasting impression (15.05.2007).

Golden (blond) beer with small head and little carbonation. "Low bitterness", it says on the blackboard, and that means a rather sweet ale. A little more hops would have mad this more balanced, but it is by no means unpleasant.particularly good, either.

I expected a belgian character, but this reminded me more of a bland pale ale than a belgian ale. Some alcohol both in taste and aroma. The typical house-character that is ok for their english/american ales comes through too much. My guess is that they have used their regular yeast for this one too.

On tap at the brewpub. Hazy, dark golden with a creamy white head. The toffee and fruits nose are here as expected from this brewer. Some yeastiness distinguishes it from the other brews. Sweet initially, but well-balanced. Good yeasty flavours. Well-carbonated. No bad attempt.

On tap at the brewpub. Clear, golden, almost copper, beer with a nice-looking carbonation and a small, diminishing, off-white head. The typical house character was present here as well, with hops, malt, some fruityness, and hints of pine and metal. Fruity, hoppy and malty flavor with some hints of metal and spicy hops. Medium body and a hoppy and bitter finish. A quaffable beer, so I had another one. I had a little sniff when I got the first pint from the barmaid, and my first though was that this was a blond ale of the English style, not a Belgian one. The tasting confirmed this impression, but it was a quite nice beer anyhow. (070321)